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Fiction:

• A Dark and Lonely Place (Buchanan)
• Lonestar Sanctuary (Coble)
• The Highlander (Coffman)
• A Fighting Chance (Dietz)
• The Templar Magician (Doherty)
• The Prague Cemetery (Eco)
• The Battle of the Crater (Gingrich and Forstchen)
• Remembering You (Goyer)
• V is for Vengeance (Grafton)
• Kiss of Darkness (Graham)
• The House of Silk (Horowitz)
• The Guardian (Kenyon)
• 11/22/63 (King)
• A Blue and Gray Christmas (Medlicott)
• Golden Lasso (Michaels)
• As the Sparks Fly Upward (Morris)
• Fleet of Worlds (Niven and Lerner)
• A Heartbeat Away (Palmer)
• Kill Alex Cross (Patterson)

Non-Fiction:

• Diary of a Player
• Injustice
• Kris Jenner... and All Things Kardashian
• West of Green River

Large Print:

• 11/22/63 (King)
• The Next Always (Roberts)

Fiction:

• I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Bradley)
• In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Burke)
• Bring Me Home for Christmas (Carr)
• Hunt the Moon (Chance)
• The Wedding Quilt (Chiaverini)
• Monster Hunter Alpha (Correia)
• Dead Six (Correia and Kupari)
• Blue Nights (Didion)
• The Marriage Plot (Eugenides)
• Lost December (Evans)
• Baby, It's Cold Outside (Fox)
• That Certain Spark (Hake)
• Savage Texas (Johnstone)
• Arizona Ambush (Johnstone)
• Massacre Mountain (Johnstone)
• Christmas Treasures (Kincade)
• Countdown M Day (Kratman)
• Carnifex (Kratman)
• A Desert Called Peace (Kratman)
• The Lotus Eaters (Kratman)
• 1225 Christmas Tree Lane (Macomber)
• Holiday in Stone Creek (Miller)
• Seizure (Reichs)
• The Next Always (Roberts)
• Inda (Smith)
• The Fox (Smith)
• Treason's Shore (Smith)
• Coronets and Steel (Smith)
• King's Shield (Smith)
• The Tender Texan (Thomas)

Non-Fiction:

• Best American History Book in the World
• Duct Tape Book
• Faraway Horses
• Horses Never Lie about Love

Columbia County Rural Library District Board of Trustees is holding a public hearing to discuss the County Library District’s 2012 budget at their regularly scheduled meeting Monday, November 21, 2011 in the Delany Room of the Dayton Memorial Library, 111 S. 3^rd Street, Dayton at 7 p.m.

I love the rough quality to Castillo's art, and how it it fits Fern's story of one stubborn woman with a kind heart who took in some orphan bison to save their lives. This story really gets at the heart of farm/rural life -- the love of animals and the kindness of strangers.

by Heather

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If you wish to reserve "Buffalo Music" by Tracey E. Fern, please contact the library:

library@daytonwa.net

382-4131

Fiction:

• Kicker (Bossley)
• Cobra Strike (Brouwer)
• Scarlet Thunder (Brouwer)
• Absolute Pressure (Brouwer)
• Two Foot Punch (Daher)
• Squeeze (Muller)
• Fly Away (Rock)
• Crossover (Rud)
• Paralyzed (Rud)
• Venom (Tate)
• Razor's Edge (Tate)

Non-Fiction:

• Astrology
• Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
• George S. Patton
• George Washington

I have read this book more often than I can count. It is my favorite of Anne McCaffrey's Harper Hall trilogy, and it remains as fantastic today as it was when I first read it. "Dragonsinger" is the continuation of Menolly's story -- she is a gifted female musician in a world where it is frowned upon for girls to do such a thing. At the opening of "Dragonsinger," Menolly finds herself at the doorstep of the Harper Hall (Pern's equivalent of an elite music school) after having been tapped by the Masterharper himself -- who is trying to change the 'old ways' for the better.
What remains the biggest draw to this book for me is how Menolly's story mirrors my own: growing up, I was always the odd one out. Like Menolly, I wanted to write songs and stories -- but faced obstacles in my pursuit. Watching Menolly grow into herself, watching her come to terms, and ultimately, find her very own niche gave me hope that someday, I would find my own as well.

Thank you, Menolly (and Ms. McCaffrey), for giving me the courage to follow my own dreams.

reviewed by Heather

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If you wish to reserve "Dragonsinger" by Anne McCaffrey, please contact the library:

library@daytonwa.net

382-4131

Picture books:

• The Three Gifts (Gifford)

Chapter books:

• Cypher the Mountain Giant
• Forno the Fire Dragon
• You Have to Stop This (Bosch)
• The Bear (Curwood)
• Secret Agent Jack Stalwart, vol 7 (Hunt)
• The Flint Heart (Patterson)
• Around the World (Phelan)

Non-Fiction:

• Eyewitness: Forensic Science
• Eyewitness: Natural Disasters
• Eyewitness: Spy
• Face to Face with Grizzlies
• In Search of Sasquatch
• Lego Ideas Book
• Life Cycle of a Koala

Graphic novels:

• Hardy Boys: The Ocean of Osyria
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Baum)
• Black Beauty (Sewell)
• Peanuts (Schulz)

Fiction:

• Cloudburst (Andrews)
• Zero Day (Baldacci)
• The Snow Angel (Beck)
• The City of Fallen Angels (Berendt)
• Down by the River (Carr)
• Just Over the Mountain (Carr)
• Stormchild (Cornwell)
• Crackdown (Cornwell)
• Wildtrack (Cornwell)
• Alone (Estleman)
• The Litigators (Grisham)
• Dangerous Mercy (Herman)
• Sleeping with Fear (Hooper)
• Once a Thief (Hooper)
• Sense of Evil (Hooper)
• Whisper of Evil (Hooper)
• Always a Thief (Hooper)
• Kindness Goes Unpunished (Johnson)
• A Christmas Homecoming (Perry)
• Hotel Vendome (Steel)
• Cup of Gold (Steinbeck)

Non-Fiction:

• American Emperor
• Ben-Gurion
• Charles Dickens
• Dear Carey
• Eva Braun: Life with Hitler
• Falling Upward
• How to Buy Bank-Owned Properties for Pennies on the Dollar
• Jerusalem
• Midnight Rising
• Muzzled
• Nearing Home
• Outnumbered
• Steve Jobs
• Suicide of a Superpower
• Thomas Sewell Reader

If you missed last week's "Lego-Rama!":

We had three participants in the 4-8 age group, six participants in the 9-12 age group, and three adult participants.  The People’s Choice prize went to Keegan Haag, age 7, for his Lego project called “Head factory.”

A few Lego projects will be on display at the library for one week.

Fun was had by all and refreshments followed the judging.  And if you enjoyed "Lego-Rama!," you're in luck: there will be a Lego event on the first Friday of each month beginning January 6th, 2012! The Lego event would be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Thank you to our judges:  Donna Helsius, Aimee Rosenberg, Dale Slack, and Bonnie Williams.

5 out of 5 stars

The author doesn't write history as it may be thought of universally, but searches for actual facts. This is a refreshing look at the Civil War that is not bent by the propaganda of then and today. The author presents history just like history happened, with a fair view of both sides. He (the author) writes with an open mind and does not tarnish his writing with his own preconceived notions.

Review by Sebastiana Radebaugh

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If you wish to reserve "The Rebels" by Jack Cavanaugh, please contact the library:

library@daytonwa.net

382-4131